Advanced prosthetic knees will turn disabled IDF vets into ‘bionic men’
Israeli company is importing and ‘installing’ automated artificial knees to enable soldiers injured in wars and terror attacks to walk, run, and ride bikes again
View ArticleMan sets himself on fire near Yehud gas station
Wheelchair-bound man is reportedly disabled veteran known to the welfare services
View ArticleBand of IDF vets rock out to overcome traumatic past
Israeli group Nine Lives, whose PTSD sufferers find a form of therapy through their music, launches first album on iTunes
View ArticleBrothers push for Israeli-style moment of silence for US Veterans Day
Proposed legislation passes House of Representatives, a result of siblings’ four-year quest to honor US fallen as Israel does its own
View ArticleUS regulators okay Israeli-made robotic legs
ReWalk technology, developed by Argo Medical Technologies, can help some disabled Americans walk again after getting FDA approval
View ArticleCritically wounded Gaza war vet to kick off triathlon
Ohad Ben-Yishai, injured last summer, will launch Israel’s ‘Iron Man,’ in which his father will compete
View ArticleJewish former Navy SEAL sets his sights on governorship
Awarded a Purple Heart for service in Iraq, Missouri-native Eric Greitens seeks to leverage his value-based leadership model
View ArticleObama denounces ‘chest beating’ against Iran accord
Echoing earlier criticism of Netanyahu by Kerry, president says those who oppose deal are same people who pushed for Iraq war
View ArticleHow a US-born amputee fought his way back into the Israeli army
Floridian Izzy Ezagui, gravely injured in Gaza in 2008, wasn’t going to let the loss of his left arm stop him from heading back to combat duty
View ArticlePro-Israel US Army vet runs for Congress — on prosthetic legs
After recently volunteering with the IDF, Republican Brian Mast touts his support for the Jewish state on the Florida campaign trail
View ArticleIn Italy, skis give a new lift to wounded IDF vets, terror victims
From rehab to winter sports: How a group of former Israeli alpine fighters help their disabled comrades conquer mountains and more
View Article72 years on, vets and families remember Normandy D-Day landings
Global ceremonies commemorate the more than 10,000 Allied troops who died during the pivotal World War II operation
View ArticleTel Aviv rolls toward accessibility with new adaptive cycling center
The city and the Tourism Ministry ramp up NIS 5.7 million initiative for Accessible Cycling Complex with bike paths
View ArticleAt a prestigious Jerusalem art school, disabled students find value in...
The famed Bezalel Academy sees the experiences of wounded veterans and others as boon to creativity
View ArticleNetanyahu vows to remove Arafat street sign in Arab village
Following complaints by injured IDF veterans, PM says no road in Israel will bear ex-PLO leader's name
View ArticleNetanyahu says Arafat street sign in Arab village removed
PM says no road in Israel will bear ex-PLO leader’s name, but 'all doors are open' to Israeli Arabs
View ArticleTel Aviv therapist sells the healing power of sex with a stranger
Ronit Aloni runs a clinic specializing in sexual relations with surrogate partners - and it isn't prostitution
View ArticleIDF veterans join campaign for higher disability benefits
Wheelchair-bound protesters block major coastal road, after counter-demonstration held in favor of Finance Ministry deal
View ArticleUS veteran who survived blast receives penis transplant
In most extensive operation of its kind, doctors rebuild entire pelvic region, including scrotum, of man injured in Afghanistan
View ArticleHow Israel’s tech scene is helping wounded combat veterans
150 engineers team up with injured IDF veterans to devise tailor-made aids for mobility to ease return to normal life
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